Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.
A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.